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Crime By Policewomen In The United States, 2005-2014, Chloe Wentzlof, Philip M. Stinson Nov 2019

Crime By Policewomen In The United States, 2005-2014, Chloe Wentzlof, Philip M. Stinson

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

This study is a replication and extension of Stinson, Todak, and Dodge’s (2015) study of crime by policewomen across the United States in years 2005-2007. The sample for the current study includes 597 arrest cases involving 555 female police officers, each of whom were arrested during the decade 2005-2014. The arrested female officers were employed by 353 state and local law enforcement agencies located in 273 counties and independent cities within 44 states and the District of Columbia. Findings indicate that crimes committed by policewomen are most often violence-related, alcohol-related, and/or profit-motivated offenses. Descriptive and bivariate statistics are reported on …


Police Crime Across The Life Course: An Exploratory Study Of Arrested Officers Who Reoffend, Chloe Wentzlof, Philip M. Stinson Nov 2019

Police Crime Across The Life Course: An Exploratory Study Of Arrested Officers Who Reoffend, Chloe Wentzlof, Philip M. Stinson

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study is to improve policing and inform the public about police crime and patterns of repeat or habitual police crime offenders. The study identified 10,287 arrest cases involving 8,495 individual nonfederal sworn law enforcement officers, each of whom were arrested during the decade 2005-2014. Of these, 505 officers (5.94%) were arrested more than once in the study years and account for 1,343 (13.06%) of the arrest cases in our database. This poster presents data on the criminal arrest cases and the officers who have been arrested multiple times while employed by a state or local law …


Reactions Of Faith Groups To Hate Speech On Campus And Subsequent University Responses, Rachel Feldman Nov 2019

Reactions Of Faith Groups To Hate Speech On Campus And Subsequent University Responses, Rachel Feldman

Honors Projects

Nationally, hate crimes committed against an individual because of their faith have been on the rise since 2014. In Northwest Ohio alone, the incidence of reported hate crimes as doubled. This study focused on students of many different faiths who have experienced hate speech on Bowling Green State University's campus. It also addressed past university responses to these incidents and whether students felt supported by these efforts. Two research questions were addressed in this study: Have students experienced hate speech on campus that was directly linked to their religious preference? Does Bowling Green State University need to change its reaction …


Nailing Jell-O To A Tree, Jayson Lozier Aug 2019

Nailing Jell-O To A Tree, Jayson Lozier

Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects

This portfolio contains papers addressing writing instruction, women's studies, queer theory, and literary analysis. “Mr. L 2.0 or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love English Composition” details the implementation of more effective techniques to teach writing in the secondary English classroom. “Educating Women in Afghanistan: Power, Revolution, and Rebellion” examines the feminist struggles around education and the efforts of the Afghan Institute of Learning to bring about change. “Out of the Closet and into the Classroom: Introducing Queer Reading Strategies to the Secondary English Classroom” examines the importance of queer theory and queer reading techniques in high school …


Exploring Creativity: A Multi-Perspective Examination, Caitlin Beach May 2019

Exploring Creativity: A Multi-Perspective Examination, Caitlin Beach

Honors Projects

This paper is inspired by the personal nature and fluid definition of creativity. It examines creativity literature in three different areas of study. These include philosophy, psychology and sociology. The main questions used to guide this research include: What is creativity? Where does creativity come from? How can we nurture creativity? Each perspective’s answers to these questions are discussed and then similarities between them are determined. Methods such as heuristics, that an individual can use to enhance their creativity are discussed. Improved creative thought can improve problem solving skills and provide career opportunities, thus improving overall quality of life.


Why Study Language? Discussing Language And Its Influence On Gender Discrimination, Katelyn Eisenmann Apr 2019

Why Study Language? Discussing Language And Its Influence On Gender Discrimination, Katelyn Eisenmann

Honors Projects

An applied research project, with the culminating piece being a panel discussion that focused on the ways in which language use and structure contribute to attitudes and perceptions of gender within our society, and the politics that surround concepts of gender.


Study Abroad Or Study Away? An Honors Project, Audra Delaney Apr 2019

Study Abroad Or Study Away? An Honors Project, Audra Delaney

Honors Projects

In college, studying abroad can be a way for students to gain cultural exposure while learning about a part of the world that interests them. Like study abroad programs, there are also study away programs that offer similar experiences but are based in the United States. Today, those who are new to college/university communities and are choosing between these experiences are members of Generation Z. Currently the largest generation, those in Generation Z are future thinkers with drive to be very financially responsible (Harland Clarke, 2017). This study aims to find out what first-year Honors College students at Bowling Green …


On-Duty Police Shootings: Officers Charged With Murder Or Manslaughter 2005-2018, Philip M. Stinson, Chloe A. Wentzlof, Megan L. Swinehart Mar 2019

On-Duty Police Shootings: Officers Charged With Murder Or Manslaughter 2005-2018, Philip M. Stinson, Chloe A. Wentzlof, Megan L. Swinehart

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

There were 97 nonfederal sworn law enforcement officers with the general powers of arrest (e.g., police officers, deputy sheriffs, state troopers) arrested in years 2005-2018 for murder or manslaughter resulting from an on-duty shooting where the officer shot and killed someone at incidents throughout the United States. Of those 97 officers, to date, only 35 have been convicted of a crime resulting from the on-duty shooting. This poster presents data on the arrested officers, criminal case dispositions, race of arrested officers and their victims, weapons possessed by victims who were shot and killed by police, and related variables.


Fp-19-02 Composition Of Cohabitating Families, Kasey J. Eickmeyer Jan 2019

Fp-19-02 Composition Of Cohabitating Families, Kasey J. Eickmeyer

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-01 Cohabitors Raising Shared Children, Kasey J. Eickmeyer Jan 2019

Fp-19-01 Cohabitors Raising Shared Children, Kasey J. Eickmeyer

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-03 Marriage-To-Divorce Ratio In The U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2017, Valerie J. Schweizer Jan 2019

Fp-19-03 Marriage-To-Divorce Ratio In The U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2017, Valerie J. Schweizer

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-04 Young Adults In The Parental Home, 2007 & 2018, Krista K. Payne Jan 2019

Fp-19-04 Young Adults In The Parental Home, 2007 & 2018, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-05 Age Variation In The First Marriage Rate, 1990 & 2017, Kasey J. Eickmeyer Jan 2019

Fp-19-05 Age Variation In The First Marriage Rate, 1990 & 2017, Kasey J. Eickmeyer

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-06 Median Age At First Marriage, 2017, Krista K. Payne Jan 2019

Fp-19-06 Median Age At First Marriage, 2017, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-08 First Marriage Vs. Remarriage In The U.S., 2017, Valerie J. Schweizer Jan 2019

Fp-19-08 First Marriage Vs. Remarriage In The U.S., 2017, Valerie J. Schweizer

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-11 High School Seniors’ Expectations To Marry, 2017, Colette A. Allred Jan 2019

Fp-19-11 High School Seniors’ Expectations To Marry, 2017, Colette A. Allred

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-10 High School Seniors’ Attitudes Toward Cohabitation As A Testing Ground For Marriage, 2017, Colette A. Allred Jan 2019

Fp-19-10 High School Seniors’ Attitudes Toward Cohabitation As A Testing Ground For Marriage, 2017, Colette A. Allred

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-12 High School Seniors’ Ideal Time To Marry, 2017, Colette A. Allred Jan 2019

Fp-19-12 High School Seniors’ Ideal Time To Marry, 2017, Colette A. Allred

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-07 Median Age At First Marriage: Geographic Variation, 2017, Krista K. Payne Jan 2019

Fp-19-07 Median Age At First Marriage: Geographic Variation, 2017, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-13 Age Variation In The Divorce Rate, 1990 & 2017, Colette Allred Jan 2019

Fp-19-13 Age Variation In The Divorce Rate, 1990 & 2017, Colette Allred

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-09 Characteristics Of Foster Children In The U.S., 2016-2018, Valerie J. Schweizer Jan 2019

Fp-19-09 Characteristics Of Foster Children In The U.S., 2016-2018, Valerie J. Schweizer

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-16 Family Formation Experiences: Women’S Median Ages At First Marriage And First Birth, 1979 & 2016, Paul Hemez Jan 2019

Fp-19-16 Family Formation Experiences: Women’S Median Ages At First Marriage And First Birth, 1979 & 2016, Paul Hemez

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-14 Marriage By The Numbers, Wendy D. Manning, Krista K. Payne Jan 2019

Fp-19-14 Marriage By The Numbers, Wendy D. Manning, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-18 Parental Bereavement In Mid- To Late-Life: The Death Of A Child After Age 50, Kagan A. Mellencamp Jan 2019

Fp-19-18 Parental Bereavement In Mid- To Late-Life: The Death Of A Child After Age 50, Kagan A. Mellencamp

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-15 Family Formation Experiences: Shares Of Women Who Married And Had A Birth, 1979 & 2016, Paul Hemez Jan 2019

Fp-19-15 Family Formation Experiences: Shares Of Women Who Married And Had A Birth, 1979 & 2016, Paul Hemez

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-17 The Retreat From Remarriage, 1950-2017, Valerie Schweizer Jan 2019

Fp-19-17 The Retreat From Remarriage, 1950-2017, Valerie Schweizer

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-19 Coresidence Among Older Adults And Their Adult Children, Kasey J. Eickmeyer, Susan L. Brown Jan 2019

Fp-19-19 Coresidence Among Older Adults And Their Adult Children, Kasey J. Eickmeyer, Susan L. Brown

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-20 Gray Divorce Rate In The U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2017, Colette Allred Jan 2019

Fp-19-20 Gray Divorce Rate In The U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2017, Colette Allred

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-21 Resident Single Parents: Mothers & Fathers, Colette Allred Jan 2019

Fp-19-21 Resident Single Parents: Mothers & Fathers, Colette Allred

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.


Fp-19-22 Marriage Rate In The U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2018, Colette Allred Jan 2019

Fp-19-22 Marriage Rate In The U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2018, Colette Allred

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.